My acf_form is saving to the database but not showing up in the admin panel unde

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  • bbc

  • February 8, 2017 at 7:51 am

  When I fill out the form on the front end, it saves to the database (confirmed through phpmyadmin) but does not show up in the admin panel. Custom Post type:

  function custom_post_dog() {
    $labels = array(
      'name'               => _x( 'Dogs', 'post type general name' ),
      'singular_name'      => _x( 'Dog', 'post type singular name' ),
      'add_new'            => _x( 'Add New', 'book' ),
      'add_new_item'       => __( 'Add New Dog' ),
      'edit_item'          => __( 'Edit Dog' ),
      'new_item'           => __( 'New Dog' ),
      'all_items'          => __( 'All Dogs' ),
      'view_item'          => __( 'View Dog' ),
      'search_items'       => __( 'Search Dogs' ),
      'not_found'          => __( 'No dogs found' ),
      'not_found_in_trash' => __( 'No dogs found in the Trash' ),
      'parent_item_colon'  => '',
      'menu_name'          => 'Dogs'
    );
    $args = array(
      'labels'        => $labels,
      'description'   => 'Holds our dogs and dog specific data',
      'public'        => true,
      'menu_position' => 5,
      'supports'      => array( 'title', 'editor', 'thumbnail', 'excerpt', 'comments' ),
      'has_archive'   => true,
    );
    register_post_type( 'dog', $args );
  }
  add_action( 'init', 'custom_post_dog' );

  Form code:

  acf_form_head(); 
  
  $options = array(
  
  		/* (string) Unique identifier for the form. Defaults to 'acf-form' */
  		'id' => 'add-dog-form',
  		
  		/* (int|string) The post ID to load data from and save data to. Defaults to the current post ID. 
  		Can also be set to 'new_post' to create a new post on submit */
  		'post_id' => new_post,
  		
  		/* (array) An array of post data used to create a post. See wp_insert_post for available parameters.
  		The above 'post_id' setting must contain a value of 'new_post' */
  		'new_post' => array(
  						'post_type'		=> 'dog',
  						'post_status'		=> 'published'
  					),
  		
  		/* (array) An array of field group IDs/keys to override the fields displayed in this form */
  		'field_groups' => false,
  		
  		/* (array) An array of field IDs/keys to override the fields displayed in this form */
  		//'fields' => array(1,2,3,4),
  		
  		/* (boolean) Whether or not to show the post title text field. Defaults to false */
  		'post_title' => true,
  		
  		/* (boolean) Whether or not to show the post content editor field. Defaults to false */
  		'post_content' => false,
  		
  		/* (boolean) Whether or not to create a form element. Useful when a adding to an existing form. Defaults to true */
  		'form' => true,
  		
  		/* (array) An array or HTML attributes for the form element */
  		//'form_attributes' => array(),
  		
  		/* (string) The URL to be redirected to after the form is submit. Defaults to the current URL with a GET parameter '?updated=true'.
  		A special placeholder '%post_url%' will be converted to post's permalink (handy if creating a new post) */
  		'return' => '',
  		
  		/* (string) Extra HTML to add before the fields */
  		'html_before_fields' => '',
  		
  		/* (string) Extra HTML to add after the fields */
  		'html_after_fields' => '',
  		
  		/* (string) The text displayed on the submit button */
  		'submit_value' => __("Add Dog", 'acf'),
  		
  		/* (string) A message displayed above the form after being redirected. Can also be set to false for no message */
  		'updated_message' => __("Post updated", 'acf'),
  		
  		/* (string) Determines where field labels are places in relation to fields. Defaults to 'top'. 
  		Choices of 'top' (Above fields) or 'left' (Beside fields) */
  		'label_placement' => 'top',
  		
  		/* (string) Determines where field instructions are places in relation to fields. Defaults to 'label'. 
  		Choices of 'label' (Below labels) or 'field' (Below fields) */
  		'instruction_placement' => 'label',
  		
  		/* (string) Determines element used to wrap a field. Defaults to 'div' 
  		Choices of 'div', 'tr', 'td', 'ul', 'ol', 'dl' */
  		'field_el' => 'div',
  		
  		/* (string) Whether to use the WP uploader or a basic input for image and file fields. Defaults to 'wp' 
  		Choices of 'wp' or 'basic'. Added in v5.2.4 */
  		'uploader' => 'wp',
  		
  		/* (boolean) Whether to include a hidden input field to capture non human form submission. Defaults to true. Added in v5.3.4 */
  		'honeypot' => true
  		
  	);
  
  	  acf_form( $options );
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  • John Huebner

  • February 8, 2017 at 8:07 am

  Is this exactly where and the order that the code appears on you page? or are you just leaving out the code in between. https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/acf_form/

  acf_form_head(); must be placed before any HTML is generated. Generally before get_header(); in your template or in your header.php file something like this

  
  <?php
  /**
   * The template for displaying the header
   *
   * Displays all of the head element and everything up until the "site-content" div.
   *
   * @package WordPress
   * @subpackage Twenty_Fifteen
   * @since Twenty Fifteen 1.0
   */
  
   acf_form_head();
  
  ?><!DOCTYPE html>
  

  It may be saved in the database, but is it save to a post_id with a post type of “dog”?
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  • bbc

  • February 8, 2017 at 8:27 am

  I figured it out…

  
  'new_post' => array(
  						'post_type'		=> 'dog',
  						'post_status'		=> 'published'
  					),

  …”published” isn’t a post_status option. “publish” is…
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  • bbc

  • February 8, 2017 at 8:28 am

  Thanks, John! That wasn’t my issue, but I’ll move it just to be safe!